Let’s ID some bullets

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These were found in a large stretch of timber behind my home in Spanish Fort, AL. Are these a more modern bullet or possible cw? I believe they may be early 1900s F6A37EB0-0883-49E9-967B-5C4C756492E0.jpeg53BEB132-532D-40B3-BBE1-FEADDB19537A.jpeg8931E66F-1AF4-42D1-82A3-D9A490E723B9.jpegFC837737-0079-4962-BCA1-E3F5E79932CD.jpeg9A7A7814-E86D-49EB-AD0D-FCE80B52856C.jpegB882A609-562E-4160-B169-0E448B9F8FA0.jpeg
 

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Late 1800's to early 1900's, the reeded ring is post 1880 if I remember correctly this late at night, and judging by the patina they were in the ground for a good long while
 

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the hollow base are blackpowder muzzle loader type --the hollow base was to allow the gases to expand it making a gas seal to the barrel so that it engaged the rifling properly

those with reeding type markings on them are from post civil war blackpowder "cartridges" that's the crimping marking where the bullet and cartridge were joined together
 

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Yes they reminded me of .45LC rounds I have found in Iowa, with the 2 rings and faint marks from a crimp. So I would assume the little round balls from this area are likely buckshot. They don’t have a sprue mark like some of my other round balls.
 

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